MB Quarts or Infinity Kappa's?
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MB Quarts or Infinity Kappa's?
I am looking to purchase 2 front's (6 1/2) and two rear (6x9) replacement speakers.
The two brands I am looking at are the MB Quarts and Infinity Kappa's.
Any pro's or con's to going with either brand and which would be better 2 way or 3 way models?
I am keeping my stock deck and amp but will be upgradging the stock amp if I don't have enough power....
Any advice would be greatly appricated.
Csilva
The two brands I am looking at are the MB Quarts and Infinity Kappa's.
Any pro's or con's to going with either brand and which would be better 2 way or 3 way models?
I am keeping my stock deck and amp but will be upgradging the stock amp if I don't have enough power....
Any advice would be greatly appricated.
Csilva
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1) You don't have enough power. : )
2) I far prefer MB Quart Reference to Kappa. I think that the Premium are even better and keep the tweeter from getting harsh or forward, but at least the Reference.
3) 3-way 6x9's are total lies. They are supposed to be a "3-way design". That means a tweet, a mid, and a woofer. If you look at the "mid", it's usually used as a tweeter in the two-way. Usually it's a woofer, a tweeter, and a smaller tweeter.
I would seriously suggest going with the MB Quart RCE 269 kit and only using the woofers in the back. (You can sell the tweeters and xovers on ebay).
Then you can have a front mid/tweet, rear woofer setup, and have a four-channel amp run it. A number of TSX owners here have done that.
Oh, and if you are willing to look at other F speaks, think a/d/s/.
2) I far prefer MB Quart Reference to Kappa. I think that the Premium are even better and keep the tweeter from getting harsh or forward, but at least the Reference.
3) 3-way 6x9's are total lies. They are supposed to be a "3-way design". That means a tweet, a mid, and a woofer. If you look at the "mid", it's usually used as a tweeter in the two-way. Usually it's a woofer, a tweeter, and a smaller tweeter.
I would seriously suggest going with the MB Quart RCE 269 kit and only using the woofers in the back. (You can sell the tweeters and xovers on ebay).
Then you can have a front mid/tweet, rear woofer setup, and have a four-channel amp run it. A number of TSX owners here have done that.
Oh, and if you are willing to look at other F speaks, think a/d/s/.
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Great thanks, any other suggestion ?
So far I am thinking RCE 216 in the front and RCE 269 in the rear but with out the tweeters?
(These are component speakers)
How many watt's will I need to run this setup?
Other choice is Infinity Kappa's 63.51 and 693.5i (These are 3 ways)
Still need some more advice, I want it to look stock but sound great and clear.
So far I am thinking RCE 216 in the front and RCE 269 in the rear but with out the tweeters?
(These are component speakers)
How many watt's will I need to run this setup?
Other choice is Infinity Kappa's 63.51 and 693.5i (These are 3 ways)
Still need some more advice, I want it to look stock but sound great and clear.
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50-75 wpc is fine IMO...
I run the JL 300/4. Someone is doing a similar system with the JL 450/4... good to see how that turns out.
The problem is that you can't expect the 6x9s to handle the very lowest bass notes at full power from a 100wpc amp...they will probably flap a bit at higher volumes.
If you can find a 4-channel amp with an adjustable subsonic hi-pass filter for the bass, that would be sweet. The fixed ones are usually too low - 50 Hz would be perfect. Or, use an Audio Control xover for a line driver, and then use the PFM subsonic feature in it and get the 50 Hz chip... a 2xs would do that for $100, and the 4xs would do it and let you fade F to R to control the bass (only downside is it's too big to hide anywhere easy...)
I run the JL 300/4. Someone is doing a similar system with the JL 450/4... good to see how that turns out.
The problem is that you can't expect the 6x9s to handle the very lowest bass notes at full power from a 100wpc amp...they will probably flap a bit at higher volumes.
If you can find a 4-channel amp with an adjustable subsonic hi-pass filter for the bass, that would be sweet. The fixed ones are usually too low - 50 Hz would be perfect. Or, use an Audio Control xover for a line driver, and then use the PFM subsonic feature in it and get the 50 Hz chip... a 2xs would do that for $100, and the 4xs would do it and let you fade F to R to control the bass (only downside is it's too big to hide anywhere easy...)
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